Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too. —Mark Twain

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We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable. —John Wooden

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People live miserably without loving well and people love miserably without living well. ― Srinivas Mishra

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Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat.

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She is involved in work her soul must have. ― Alice Walker

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Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values. - Ayn Rand

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I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.

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My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.

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My job is not to solve people's problems or make them happy, but to help them see the grace operating in their lives.

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